Slievemargy () is a

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County Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...

(formerly called ''Queen's County'' or ''County Leix''),

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Etymology

The barony is named after the mountains. It is also spelled ''Slieuemargue'', ''Slewmergie'', ''Slieuemargue'', ''Slieuemargy''.

Geography

Slievemargy is located in the western part of the

River Barrow The Barrow ( ga, An Bhearú) is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest of the three rivers, and at 192 km (120 mi), the second-longest ri ...

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Slievemargy barony: *

Arless Arles or Arless (historically ''Ardlisse'', from ) is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It lies northwest of Ballickmoyler and northwest of Carlow, on the N80 national secondary road. Located close to Carlow, the village has expanded in si ...

* Ballickmoyler *

Crettyard Crettyard () is a hamlet in County Laois, Ireland. It is situated on the border with County Kilkenny, near Newtown, at the junction of the N78 national primary route and the R431 regional road. Education Schools serving the area include Newtow ...

Killeshin Killeshin () is a village in County Laois, Ireland on the R430 regional road. Killeshin is a small rural community situated five kilometres west of Carlow town and overlooks the picturesque Barrow Valley. The church at the foot of the Killeshi ...

* Newtown *

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* Bilblá, County Carlow

References

Baronies of County Laois {{Laois-geo-stub